Author: Sheila Marler
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James 1:5-8
Reading Time: 7 minutesJames 1:5-8 as translated by James B. Adamson, p. 55: 5 But if any of you is lacking knowledge (of God’s way and will), let him ask of God, who gives it to all as a simple (unconditional) gift and chides not (the petitioner for previous ignorance).6 But let him ask in…
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Stoom: the universal comedy of James Joyce
Reading Time: 12 minutesThe title Harold Kaplan gives to the first section of his critique of James Joyce is Stoom: the universal comedy of James Joyce. As we have seen with Gustave Flaubert, this brand of comedy is as serious as it gets.
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James 1:3-4
Reading Time: 4 minutesImportant terms in James 1:3-4 are approbation and peirasmos. Approbation is approval or praise. The function of peirasmos is to blow away the chaff of error.
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The Epistle of James 1:2
Reading Time: 3 minutesDeem it nothing but an occasion for joy, my brothers, whenever (on each occasion when) you encounter trying assaults of evil in their various forms. The Epistle of James 1:2
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The Word ‘Salutation’
Reading Time: 2 minutesAccording to James B. Adamson, the word salutation is the usual greeting with which Greek letters of all periods opened. (He cites Acts 15:23 and 23:26.) In Hebrew (and ancient Syriac and modern Arabic) the regular greeting is “Peace!” In Latin it is “Health!” (Salve or Salvete, in Letters Salutem, i.e., salutem…
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The Epistle of James, Chapter 1
Reading Time: 4 minutesThe Epistle of James, Chapter 1: James, a bond slave of God and the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes of the Dispersion, salutation.
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The Historical Context of Modern Literature 1789-1914
Reading Time: 7 minutesAs I studied James Joyce to prepare for the next chapter of Harold Kaplan’s book, I realized that I need to at least mention the historical context of modern literature. This background is not included in The Passive Voice. Kaplan probably assumed his readers would be familiar with it, but the missing…
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The Commentary of James B. Adamson
Reading Time: 3 minutesI have been working my way through the Book of James using the commentary of James B. Adamson. Every section seems relevant to our political conversation so, I decided I may as well share it here.
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The Epistle of James, Chapter 3
Reading Time: 3 minutesIn the Epistle of James, Chapter 3, James continues his teachings on wisdom. The first half of the Epistle instructs the Christian on the duty to guard his tongue. Adamson refers to James 1:26 for example. If anyone thinks he is religious and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his heart,…